Dreamworld staffer dismissed in 2014 over safety incident

A Dreamworld ride operator was dismissed following an incident in 2014 with similarities to the tragedy in 2016 in which four people died, an inquest has heard.

On the fifth day of the inquest at the Southport Coroners Court today, a barrister representing victims' families asked employee Chloe Brix if she was aware of the dismissal of a colleague in November 2014.

Ms Brix said she was aware from "gossip" that the employee had been fired following a safety issue on the Thunder River Rapids ride.

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The November 2014 incident is similar to the October 2016 tragedy where the raft carrying the four victims, as well as Ms Goodchild's 12-year-old daughter and Ms Low's 10-year-old son, collided with another raft on the conveyor following a water pump malfunction.

The water levels dropped after a pump failed, leaving an empty raft stranded on rails on the conveyor belt. The next raft to come along hit it, and flipped, tipping four people into the conveyor belt mechanism. Picture: 9NEWS (9NEWS)The victims of the Thunder River Rapids ride tragedy, Kate Goodchild, (top left), Luke Dorsett (top right), Roozi Araghi (bottom left) and Cindy Low (bottom right). (Nine)

The rafts tipped into a vertical position, throwing at least two of the adults into the ride's machinery.